HARKER HEIGHTS —Killeen Independent School District officials Wednesday night were met with about 100 parents at Skipcha Elementary in the second of three community meetings held to discuss rezoning changes that would impact students at four elementary schools. Read more
Killeen City Council candidates are invited to address the public at a candidate forum March 4. Read more
Sexual abuse by religious leaders and other church members is a weighty topic that has gained national attention in recent years. Read more
One woman was in Bell County Jail on Wednesday after she was accused of hitting, stomping on and throwing an elderly man. Read more
For Killeen residents upset that the McDonald’s located at 2102 E. Veterans Memorial Boulevard was torn down, don’t worry; it was only demolished to make way for a newly remodeled building in the near future, according to the weekly permit report issued by the city. The new McDonald’s buildi… Read more
New car sale numbers in Bell and Coryell Counties are starting off slow compared to last year’s numbers, according to this month’s Freeman Auto Report. Read more
A hot meal, fresh socks and even a chance to find housing and a job. Read more
Killeen Independent School District faculty and students are mourning the loss of a middle-school teacher after a fatal accident this weekend. Read more
The area-round playoff schedule is set, and both local Class 6A teams will be tested. Read more
The Killeen City Council unanimously approved Tuesday a first-of-its-kind agreement with Fort Hood to improve pavement markings on the Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport’s shared runway — bringing around $517,000 per year in revenue to the city. Read more
Houston-based public accounting firm McConnell & Jones publicly presented the conclusions of its management audit Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, and with it, a 173-page report detailing problems and recommendations within city finances.
Better pay for Killeen’s employees. That was the intent was behind salary hikes in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, based on a consultant’s study that showed public safety employees, such as police and firefighters, were paid below market, and that 70 percent of overall city employees weren’t ade… Read more
Oct. 7 marks 17 years of war in Afghanistan, making the war against terrorists in that nation the longest combat conflict in U.S. history. Compared to the war in Afghanistan, Vietnam comes the closest to length of combat — troops fighting an enemy and giving their lives for this nation — wit… Read more
Parents of children in special education are still able to register for free advice from field experts gathered at Texas A&M University–Central Texas. Read more
BELTON — Bell County’s aquifers are in dire straits. Read more
Home values in the Killeen-Temple area saw a 4.1 percent year-over-year increase in the fourth quarter last year, according to the Texas A&M Real Estate Center. Read more
Ellison state qualifier Isiah Brown, right, “stacks” his wrestling partner, Taeylon Garland, during practice Monday at Ellison High School.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Activists in Poland pulled down a statue of a disgraced priest early Thursday after increasing allegations that he sexually abused minors. Read more
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